Painted Suillus

Suillus spraguei

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Suillus spraguei is a species of fungi in the family Suillaceae. It is known by a variety of common names, including the painted slipperycap, the painted suillus or the red and yellow suillus. Suillus spraguei has had a complex taxonomical history, and is also frequently referred to as Suillus pictus in the literature. The readily identifiable fruit bodies have caps that are dark red when fresh, dry to the touch, and covered with mats of hairs.

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  1. (c) Bill MacIndewar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bill MacIndewar
  2. (c) Leo Papandreou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/manualcrank/3745501322/
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  6. Adapted by Bill MacIndewar from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_spraguei

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